Nye County Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:27:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nye County Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 The Strange Case of the American Brothel and the German Actor https://mikesouth.com/the-internet/the-strange-case-of-the-american-brothel-and-the-german-actor-73599/ https://mikesouth.com/the-internet/the-strange-case-of-the-american-brothel-and-the-german-actor-73599/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:45:13 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=73599 Everything is not as it seems at the famous Pahrump, NV legal brothel As a former independent sex worker, that occasionally dipped her toes into the Nevada brothel scene, I often visit the various brothel websites, to keep tabs on former colleagues and stay up-to-date ,on the only places in the United States where prostitution […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/the-internet/the-strange-case-of-the-american-brothel-and-the-german-actor-73599/feed/ 0 73599 Brothel-Backed Blundo Busted for Corruption https://mikesouth.com/politics/brothel-backed-blundo-busted-for-corruption-66743/ https://mikesouth.com/politics/brothel-backed-blundo-busted-for-corruption-66743/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2020 19:26:13 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=66743 Pahrump, Nevada — On Thanksgiving morning, Nye County Commissioner Leo Blundo was arrested for misconduct of a public officer after county administrators filed a complaint noting that Blundo voted on coronavirus relief funding in which he had personal interest of monetary gain. The Nye County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on Thursday morning that Blundo […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/politics/brothel-backed-blundo-busted-for-corruption-66743/feed/ 1 66743 How COVID Has Totally Screwed Things Up for Nevada’s Legal Sex Workers https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/how-covid-has-totally-screwed-things-up-for-nevadas-legal-sex-workers-66088/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/how-covid-has-totally-screwed-things-up-for-nevadas-legal-sex-workers-66088/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:16:04 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=66088 At the start of 2020, it looked like things were about to change for the better for Nevada’s legal brothels. The industry was riding high following a huge win against a referendum to shutter the establishments in Lyon County, and legal sex workers were anxiously awaiting a review from a legislative interim committee to study […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/how-covid-has-totally-screwed-things-up-for-nevadas-legal-sex-workers-66088/feed/ 1 66088 Bad News for Area Brothels as CES Announces it Will Not Return to Las Vegas in 2021 https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/bad-news-for-area-brothels-as-ces-announces-it-will-not-return-to-las-vegas-in-2021-60905/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/bad-news-for-area-brothels-as-ces-announces-it-will-not-return-to-las-vegas-in-2021-60905/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:40:51 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=60905 CES, the world’s largest consumer electronic show, has long been one of the top two Las Vegas expos bringing business to the legal brothels just across the border with Nye County. The annual convention brings more than 150,000 visitors and hundreds of millions of dollars to the Las Vegas valley every year — and along with […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/bad-news-for-area-brothels-as-ces-announces-it-will-not-return-to-las-vegas-in-2021-60905/feed/ 0 60905 Nye County, Nevada Kills ’24-Hour Lockdown Rule’ for Brothels https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nye-county-kills-24-hour-lockdown-rule-for-nevada-brothels-53706/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nye-county-kills-24-hour-lockdown-rule-for-nevada-brothels-53706/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2019 02:23:05 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=53706 The Nevada Brothel Association, a coalition of legal brothel workers co-founded by sex workers Alice Little, Ruby Rae, and Moonlite Bunny Ranch owner Suzette Cole, posted news of the proposed law changes on the Association’s official website.

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nye-county-kills-24-hour-lockdown-rule-for-nevada-brothels-53706/feed/ 0 53706 Nye County Commission Quietly Pulls Draconian Brothel Lockdown Rule from Proposed Ordinance https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nye-county-commission-quietly-pulls-draconian-brothel-lockdown-rule-from-proposed-ordinance-51667/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nye-county-commission-quietly-pulls-draconian-brothel-lockdown-rule-from-proposed-ordinance-51667/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2019 01:01:20 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51667 Sex workers had not been included in the Nye County Commission’s initial discussions about the proposed changes to the hours when prostitutes could leave brothels After sparking outrage among sex workers and civil libertarians, a proposed government mandated “lockdown” policy for sex workers in Nye County, Nevada’s legal brothels – forcing them to remain on the […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nye-county-commission-quietly-pulls-draconian-brothel-lockdown-rule-from-proposed-ordinance-51667/feed/ 2 51667 Dennis Hof political enemies seek to put NV brothels out of business via referendum https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/dennis-hof-political-enemies-seek-to-put-nv-brothels-out-of-business-via-referendum-25433/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/dennis-hof-political-enemies-seek-to-put-nv-brothels-out-of-business-via-referendum-25433/#comments Sat, 19 May 2018 22:09:19 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=25433 Referendum petitions submitted by anti-sex work crusaders tied to brothel kingpin Dennis Hof‘s political opponent could put Nevada brothels out of business and cost local taxpayers millions.   There are currently around 22 active, legal brothels in Nevada, dispersed among seven counties. Anti-prostitution activists are targeting brothels in Lyon County—home to the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, The […]

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